Psalms 119:122 Go deeper
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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. (KJV)
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עֲרֹ֣בa.Rostand surety for
Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to pledge
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 1
עַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.Khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 2
לְט֑וֹבle.Tovfor good
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 3
אַֽל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 4
יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִיya.'ash.Ku.nithey oppress me
Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqj3mp)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 5
זֵדִֽים\׃ze.Dimarrogant [people]
Lemma: זֵד (zed) · Strong's: H2086
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: arrogant
Used 13 times. Also: Psalms 19:13, Psalms 86:14, Psalms 119:21, Psalms 119:51, Psalms 119:69, Psalms 119:78 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2086; TAHOT Psalms 119:122 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ensure | → | עָרַב H6148 to pledge |
| Your servant’s | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| well-being | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| let the arrogant | → | זֵד H2086 arrogant |
| oppress me | → | עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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